About Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd. was set up on 2007. Shanghai Tower aims to become a landmark building, powered by the funding, technology and experience of its shareholders.

The tower is fully conversant with market demand, and completes the functional allocation of a high-rise, making it a respectable, green, vertical city. The staff pursues the “highest,noblest and most exquisite” design and development objectives for Shanghai Tower with the corporation spirit of “passion, harmony, innovation, and practicality”.

Shanghai Tower Construction & Development at CTBUH

CTBUH China Hosts Tall Building Symposium
19 Jun 2018, Chicago
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Event
CTBUH China held its board meeting at Tongji University in Shanghai, which was followed by a half-day symposium titled "The Future of Vertical Cities"

CTBUH 2012 Shanghai Conference Diamond Sponsor
19-21 Sep 2012, Shanghai
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Conference Sponsor
That the 21st Century will be the age of the Asian Skyscraper seems indisputable. Already, the past two decades have witnessed a major shift in tall buildings from west to east.

Shanghai Congress News Day Congress: Day One
19 Sep 2012, Shanghai
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Conference Activity
Report
See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2012 Shanghai Congress including the Opening Plenary and VIP Reception.

Shanghai Expo and Meetings Report
May 2010, Shanghai
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Tour
Report
Executive Director Antony Wood visited China to attend and speak at the Shanghai Expo. While in China, the foundation was set for the CTBUH 9th World Congress.

CTBUH Resources Involving Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

Award Winners & Award of Excellence Recipients

The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
3 Nov 2016 –
CTBUH "15th Annual Awards";
Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Gensler
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper can contribute to a city and a culture. Not only does it rise over Shanghai as a new symbol for…

Design of CWSS of Shanghai Tower Based on Buildability
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Zhijun He, Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Due to the varying distance from the exterior curtain wall to the main structural system of the Shanghai Tower, the building’s curtain wall support structure (CWSS) is inherently complex. The analysis and design method used to create the CWSS will be…

Unique Aspects of Shanghai Tower
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Yi Zhu, Thornton Tomasetti
In order to construct an unprecedented building like the Shanghai Tower, creative structural solutions are required in order to distribute loads evenly and optimize the building’s lateral systems. The tower’s innovative and economically efficient…

Several Points about the Practical Application of BIM Technology in Projects
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Bin Zhao, Shanghai Tower Construction and Development
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower began construction in 2008 and is expected to begin operation in 2015. Throughout the growth of this building, building information management (BIM) technology was used to reduce design errors, improve design quality,…

A Review of the Shanghai Tower Structural Performance Monitoring Project
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Weining Song, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
The Shanghai Tower features performance monitoring systems that help dynamically observe risks, quality levels, and structural states under extreme weather conditions – both during construction and throughout the life of the building. This valuable…

The ROI of User Experience
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler
Although there has been much research on the performance of double skin façades, there are still arguments that challenge their costs-effectiveness. Using the Shanghai Tower and The Tower at PNC Plaza as case studies, a counterargument will be made…

Moving Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Xiaobo Chen, Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd.
To ensure the delivery of a comfortable and harmonious commercial atmosphere, special attention was paid to building management practices in the Shanghai Tower. This presentation will give an overview of the property management services that will…

Making Shanghai Tower the World’s Tallest Green Building
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Jihong Han, Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences
The Shanghai Tower represents a breakthrough for sustainable high-rise development in China. A technical overview of the building’s green infrastructure will be provided, along with a discussion of the challenges that must be addressed in order to…

The Making of a Vertical Intelligent Community
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Qi Hu, Jiankun Information & Technology
Advanced technology is used in the design and construction of buildings, but it can also play an important role during building operations. Using the latest technology, the Shanghai Tower will use an intelligent control system to collect large…

Application of Performance Based Fire Safety Design in Shanghai Tower
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Youdi Shen, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
There are three general categories of fire safety design in tall buildings: fire prevention, fire suppression, and fire safety engineering. Based on the characteristics and functions of Shanghai Tower, a performance-based approach was used to…

Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
The Shanghai Tower establishes a new paradigm for tall buildings and vertical urbanism. This presentation provides an overview of the strong role that innovation and new technology play in the superlative aesthetic, structural and environmental…

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China
16 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Fang Li & James Antell, RJA Group
As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware of the need to consider a wide variety of scenarios when evacuating tall buildings. As…

Matching Occupier and Landlord Needs: Supply and Demand in Tall Buildings
11 Jun 2013 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2013 London Conference;
Nigel Biggs & Nigel Smith, CBRE
As employee habits increasingly change and alternative workplace solutions become a reality, what do tenants want from their tall buildings and how is this affecting demand globally? Drawing on a wide global experience of leasing and managing tall…

Session 2: What Contributes Most to Sustainability in Tall Buildings?
11 Jun 2013 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2013 London Conference;
Dennis Poon, Neville Glanville, Klaus Lother & David Malott
The next generation of tall buildings will be judged on more than sheer height or aesthetic appearance. In the context of sustainability, they will also be judged on more than just their energy consumption. They will be judged on their contribution…

Fazlur Kahn Lifetime Achievement Medal: A Lifetime’s Engineering Collaboration
18 Oct 2012 –
CTBUH "11th Annual Awards";
Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti
The partnership between Charles Thornton and Richard Tomasetti has provided the backbone for many of the most dramatic and innovative tall buildings around the world. Their legacy includes Taiwan’s Taipei 101, the Petronas Towers in Malaysia and the…

Interview: Public Space
21 Sep 2012 –
2012 Shanghai Congress Interviews;
Robert Pratt, Tishman Speyer
Robert Pratt of Tishman Speyer is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Robert discusses the changing wants of building occupiers and the emergence of green and public space within tall buildings…

Advanced Supertall Building Design in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Climates
21 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Jianqiang Li, ISA Architecture
Climate adaptive design is a prerequisite for designing sustainable tall buildings. This presentation seeks to investigate currently available advanced design techniques and technologies by studying the latest tall buildings developed in the hot-…

High-rise Construction Risk Control Technology and Management
21 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Yu Huang, Shanghai Jian Ke Engineering
Modern supertall buildings have become one of the most significant examples of iconic economic development and urbanization underway in mainland China as well as one of the major focuses in China’s construction industry. This presentation reviews the…

BIM Applications in the Shanghai Tower Construction
21 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Qing Ge, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
The construction of supertall mixed-use projects is a complex and integrated activity which has been a significant challenge to construction management due to its wide interdisciplinary collaborations, branch system complexities, and strict quality…

Interview: Biomimicry
20 Sep 2012 –
2012 Shanghai Congress Interviews;
Kenneth Drucker, HOK
Kenneth Drucker of HOK is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Kenneth discusses biomimicry and its use in making greener and more natural buildings.

Interview: Efficiency and Functionality in Building Systems
19 Sep 2012 –
2012 Shanghai Congress Interviews;
Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design
Mehdi Jalayerian of Environmental Systems Design is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Mehdi discusses the MEP systems in tall buildings and some of the challenges that building tall poses to…

Interview: Marketing of Tall Buildings
19 Sep 2012 –
2012 Shanghai Congress Interviews;
William Murray, Wordsearch
William Murray of Wordsearch is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. William discusses the marketing of tall buildings and the importance of skyscrapers to the cities they inhabit. He also…

Spatially Suspending and Twisting Curtain Walls’ Design Essentials
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
BaoLiGao MengGen, Shenyang Yuanda Aluminium Industry
Due to the multi-level flexible suspension system in the Shanghai Tower, as well as the project’s complex and twisting form, the requirements of the curtain wall design were particularly challenging. This presentation discusses the systematic problem…

Selling Tall: The Branding and Marketing of Tall Buildings
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
William Murray Wordsearch
Tall buildings are important brands – creating both value and recognition for the cities and countries that create them. We have a duty to ensure that the messaging, marketing and communications match the importance, complexity, professionalism, hard…

Shanghai Tower: Re-thinking the Vertical City
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
More important than Shanghai Tower’s shear height is the innovation it delivers - in its twisting, crystalline form; in the vertical zones of rich multi-functions; in the communal skygardens throughout its height; in its unique environmental…

The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower’s Form and Façade
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler
The realization of one of the most sustainable supertall towers in the world was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and advanced tools. This presentation is centered around the Shanghai Tower as a case study…

Structural Design Challenges of Shanghai Tower
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Yi Zhu & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti
The team behind Shanghai Tower faced a number of unique structural challenges which required innovative solutions in the design and construction of the 632m-tall tower. In this presentation we learn of some of these challenges and solutions,…

Key Technologies in the Structure of Shanghai Tower
19 Sep 2012 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai;
Jian Gong, Shanghai Construction Group
The Shanghai Tower, at 121 floors and 632 meters, will be the tallest building in China when completed in 2015, and likely the second tallest building in the world. The project’s innovative design solution required the development of an equally…

Interview: Tall Construction in China
18 Sep 2012 –
2012 Shanghai Congress Interviews;
Timothy Johnson, NBBJ
Timothy Johnson of NBBJ is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Timothy discusses the future of tall construction in China and the role the Council will play in this expanding economy.

Curtain Wall Design and Construction of Shanghai Tower
Oct 2011 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2011 Seoul Conference;
Tony Wang, Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering
An introduction to the curtain wall of the landmark building in Shanghai named Shanghai Tower, including the building composition; design key points, application of BIM system, construction method as well as some other aspects in this project.

Movements in The Worlds Tallest Double Skin Building
Oct 2011 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2011 Seoul Conference;
Marshall Strabala, 2DEFINE Architecture
The Shanghai Tower: the world’s tallest double skin building creates a challenge that needs to accommodate an unprecedented amount of movement. This presentation will be on the perceived movement of the tower and the actual impacts of real movement…

Shanghai 2014: Vertical, Sustainable and Humane
Oct 2011 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2011 Seoul Conference;
Benedict J. Tranel, Gensler
Density, complexity and sustainability are intricately interconnected in developing Chinese cities. Current horizontal development is destructive and unsustainable. Tall buildings have a significant role to play in more effective development model;…

Sustainable World Cities: Shanghai Looking Forward
3 Feb 2010 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2010 Mumbai Conference;
Michel St. Pierre, Gensler
While the world notes Shanghai’s prosperity, the city’s vision may provide a model for other global cities to follow. The Shanghai 2010 expo theme emphasizes sustainability and livability. The challenge for Shanghai’s 21st Century planning and urban…

Shanghai Tower: Completing a Supertall Trio
22 Oct 2009 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference;
Arthur Gensler, Gensler
Located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in the heart of Shanghai’s Pudong neighborhood, Shanghai Tower rises to complete a trio of towers including the adjacent Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. Together, these three will form…

Papers/Research

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2018
Jan 2019 –
CTBUH Journal 2019 Issue I; CTBUH Research
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it
brings the total number of 200-meter-plus buildings in the world to 1,478, marking an increase of 141…

World’s Tallest Buildings with Dampers
Jul 2018 –
CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue III; CTBUH Research
As tall buildings continue to be built in seismically-active and cyclone-prone areas, the need to augment the structures of these buildings with dynamic modification devices (in this case, dampers) to counteract these forces is growing. This data…

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
Feb 2018 –
CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I; CTBUH Staff, CTBUH
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the total number of 200-meter-plus buildings in the world to 1,319, marking an increase of 12.3% from 2016, and a…

Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Samuel So, Colin Dowall & Michael George, JLL
China is the global epicenter of mankind’s mass urbanization and the exploding growth of global cities. China is the unrivaled leader in the development of tall buildings on an unprecedented scale in terms of their number, geographic distribution,…

Humanizing the Giants
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
The rise in sustainable skyscrapers and large-scale mixed-use buildings has seen the proliferation of atria and sky-courts worldwide due to their ability to simultaneously contribute to aesthetic, socio-cultural, economic and environmental functions.…

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives
Oct 2016 –
CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue IV; CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers
The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120 million inhabitants by 2050. The conference brings together some of the leading thinkers on…

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
Jan 2016 –
CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue I; Jason Gabel, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for annual tall building completions.

Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
26 Oct 2015 –
Asia & Australasia: A Selection of Written Works on the World's Tall Building Forefront; Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
The Shanghai Tower establishes a new paradigm for tall buildings and vertical urbanism. Innovation and new technology play a strong role in the superlative aesthetic, structural, and environmental achievements of this “disruptive” building, while…

Context, Climate, Culture – Investigating Place in Tall Building Design
26 Oct 2015 –
Context, Climate, Culture – Investigating Place in Tall Building Design; Robert Goodwin, Perkins + Will
Should a tower in Moscow look like one in Dubai? Once one entered a city and marveled at the unique magic of its architecture – the pastel classicism of St. Petersburg; the cobbled cortile of Siena; the delicate mashrabiya of Cairo – and there was a…

The New Structural Design Process of Supertall Buildings in China
1 Sep 2015 –
International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 4 Number 3; Bao Lianjin, Chen Jianxing, Qian Peng, et al., ECADI
By the end of 2014, the number of completed and under-construction supertall buildings above 250 meters in China reached 90 and 129, respectively. China has become one of the centers of supertall buildings in the world. Supertall buildings in China…

World’s Highest Observation Decks
Aug 2015 –
CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue III; CTBUH Research
Perhaps no element of a tall building is more closely related to the pure pleasure of standing high in the sky and taking in the view of one’s surroundings than observation decks. Often adding an important source of revenue for the structures that…

Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
The Shanghai Tower establishes a new paradigm for tall buildings and vertical urbanism. This paper provides an overview of the strong role that innovation and new technology play in the superlative aesthetic, structural and environmental achievements…

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Fang Li, James Antell & Martin Reiss, RJA Group
As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware of the need to consider a wide variety of scenarios when evacuating tall buildings. As…

Property Management: Moving Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Xiaobo Chen, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd
As the highest tower in Shanghai, and at the forefront of a new generation of supertall towers nationwide, Shanghai Tower will anchor the city’s Lujiazui district, which has emerged as one of East Asia’s leading financial centers. The following…

Construction Technology and Management Innovation
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Zhenfeng Gao & Duanxue Shi, Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd.
This project adopts a double glass curtain wall system. A vertical atrium is formed between internal and external curtain walls which cause the external curtain wall system to be operated in midair. The height of concrete rises more than 600 meters,…

Making the World’s Greenest Tall Building
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Jihong Han & Hongwu Fan, Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences
Shanghai Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest green building after receiving the Chinese 3-star green building design label and the U.S. LEED-CS Gold Pre-qualification. This chapter will introduce how to realize similar achievements in the…

Curtain-Wall System Design
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Zhijun He, Jiemin Ding & Jiupeng Li, Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
A unique flexible suspended curtain wall support structure (CWSS) was ultimately developed to suit the exterior curtain wall system of Shanghai Tower. Because of the large and varying distance from the exterior curtain wall to the main structural…

The Making of a Vertical Intelligent Community Through Information Systems
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Qi Hu, Jiankun Information and Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Tower is devoted to creating a vertical intelligent community. From the detailed demands of the stakeholders, the owner’s team clarified the direction of intelligent applications, demonstrated the rational top-level design architecture,…

The Payoff for Investing in the Human Experience
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler
In this chapter, Shanghai Tower is introduced along side The Tower at PNC Plaza, to posit that economic propositions for double-façade design solutions must go beyond energy considerations and incorporate the value of human experience. The design…

A Review of the Structural Performance Monitoring Project
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Song Weining, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
Through a comprehensive discussion of the systematic application of structural performance monitoring in construction, operation and
maintenance of the Shanghai Tower, the author illustrates that structural performance monitoring and information…

The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower’s Form and Façade
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler
The Shanghai Tower was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and advanced tools. This paper is centered around the project as a case study on the parametric design platform utilized by the design team to bring…

Practical Application of BIM Technology
16 Sep 2014 –
Shanghai Tower: In Detail; Bin Zhao, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
Using Shanghai Tower as an example, this chapter introduces the effective applications of BIM technology in project design and construction along with the positive results achieved. The chapter also summarizes some problems encountered during the…

Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
Sep 2014 –
CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III; Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution increase and climate change, it is no longer enough to simply create buildings…

Shaking Table Model Test of Shanghai Tower
1 Mar 2013 –
International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 2 Number 1; Xilin Lu, Yuanjun Mao, Wensheng Lu & Liping Kang, Tongji University
Shaking table test is an important and useful method to help structural engineers get better knowledge about the seismic performance of the buildings with complex structure, just like Shanghai tower. According to Chinese seismic design guidelines,…

The Tallest 15 Cities in China
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue III; CTBUH Research
With over 1.3 billion citizens and a rapidly urbanizing population, China is developing tall buildings more than any other country globally. Currently it has 239 buildings 200 meters or more in height under construction.

Shanghai Tower: Re-Thinking the Vertical City
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jian Ping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
The construction of the Shanghai Tower breaks through conventional design methods and explores the possibilities of future supertall architectural approaches. These approaches bring the project to a new height of being “naturalistic, technological,…

High-Rise Construction Risk Control Technology and Management
19 Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Yadong Li, Yu Huang, Haochuan Lang & Wenxin Zhai, Shanghai Jianke Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd
According to the characteristics of the Shanghai Tower, this paper will study construction risks in the construction process by means of WBS and RBS methods and then conclude with a list of risks and risk factors in the construction process. The…

BIM Applications in the Shanghai Tower Construction
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Qing Ge, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
The construction of supertall mixed-use projects is a complex and integrated activity which has been a big challenge to construction management due to its wide interdisciplinary collaborations, branch system complexities, and strict quality…

Mitsubishi Elevator Equipment in Shanghai Tower
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Ikuo Nakazawa, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Inazawa Works
Shanghai Tower has a height of more than 600 meters above the ground and consists of five zones of skirt building zone, office zone, hotel zone, boutique office zone and observation zone. The concept of transportation is to, utilizing the shuttle…

Advanced Supertall Building Design in Hot-Summer and Cold- Winter Climates
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jianqiang Li, ISA Architecture
Climate adaptive design is a prerequisite for designing sustainable tall buildings. With rapid globalization and urbanization, different kinds of techniques and technologies developed abroad are introduced and applied to tall buildings in a region…

Shanghai Tower’s Versatile Energy Management System
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Zhongli Chen & Lei Shi, ISA Architecture
This paper will discuss the idea of controlling and managing the central air conditioning system of skyscrapers during the entire building life cycle. Taking the Shanghai Tower as a case study, this paper will use building load prediction technology…

Key Technologioes in the Structure of Shanghai Tower
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jian Gong, Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd; Hong Zhou, Shanghai No.1 Construction Co. Ltd
As the tallest building in China and the second tallest building in the world, Shanghai Tower is a high-rise building with complicated structures which are very difficult to construct and require innovative building solutions. With a view to…

Design of Flexible Hanging Curtain Wall Support Structures
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jiemin Ding, Jiupeng Li, Zhijun He & Yin Hu, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tongji
The 126-story, 632-meter tall Shanghai Tower is sited in Shanghai’s Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, with a structural height of 580 meters. It will be the landmark of Shanghai once completed. The tower has a unique design with a “double-skin”…

The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower's Form and Façade
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler
The most sustainable super-tall tower in the world was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and advanced tools. This paper is centered around the Shanghai Tower as a case study on the parametric design platform…

Shaking Table Test and Seismic Performance Evaluation of Shanghai Tower
Sep 2012 –
International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 1 Number 3; Tian Chunyu, Xiao Congzhen, Zhang Hong, & Cao Jinzhe, China Academy of Building Research
Shanghai Tower is a super high-rise building of 632 m height with ‘mega frame-core- outrigger truss’ structure system. Due to the complexity and irregularity of structure, shaking table test was carried out to investigate its seismic performance. A 1…

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
18 Jan 2012 –
CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue I; Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH
Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters (around 2,000 feet) – that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.

Elasto-Plastic Time-History Analysis of the Shanghai Tower Under Rare Earthquakes
Oct 2011 –
CTBUH 2011 Seoul Conference; Hao Qin, Xianzhong Zhao, Yiyi Chen & Ben Wang, Tongji University
The Shanghai Tower, designed to be 124 stories of 636m height and currently under construction, will be the tallest building in China. The structure of the building involves mega frames, core wall and outrigger trusses. The method of structural…